Windshield



A. L. 'LAMBERT AND A. BELL.

WINDSHIELD. AP'PLlcATIoN FILED MAH. 2, 192x,

Patented May '23, 11922.

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ALBER'IL. LAMBEEI', Oli NARBE'IH, AND ALFRED BELL, OIF PIIIL-ADELPl-IA,PENN- SYLVANIA, ASSIGNGES TUAMERCAN MOTOR BQDY COMPANY; OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE?.

Speciiicatioii of Letters Patent.

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Patented l'lllay 23, 4222.,

@riginal application :tiled January 29, 1926, Serial No. 354,334.Divided and this application led March 2, 1921. Serial No. 449,009.

To all whom it may conce/mi.'

Be it known that we, ALBERT L. LAMBERT, residing at Narbetli,inthefcounty of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, and ALFRED BELL,residing at Philadelphia, in

the county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, both citizensof the United States, have invented certain new and use `fulImprovements in Windshields, of which particularly those having closedbodies. The objectief our invention is to produce a con- A structionwhich will be extremely efficient in operation, readily manufactured inlarge quantities and easily and accurately mounted in place and which.will have various improved details of construction and combina-` tionsof parts.

The construction'is. particularly adapted, as stated, for use inconnection withk anta mobiles having closed bodies. When so used a pairofnpright members ai'epro?` vided which are rigidly secured within theright and left sides of the wind shield open*` ing in the automobilebody. These side frame members are of improved construction and aredesigned to take up variations in the opening and to make manufacturingmore convenient.

Upper and lower wind shields are pivotally mounted between. the side`frame members referred to so that the same will close in verticalpositions and may he openedby swinging each of the same at an angle tothe vertical, and the particular feature of our invention covered hereinrelates to the use Vof a continuous wiping strip of rubber or the likeon the face of each of the side frame members, these strips' extendingcon! tinuouslyfrom thebottom of the opening to a point adjacent the topthereof. rllhese strips are adapted to engage the side edges of bothwind shields to make a tight con struction when the shields are closed.Pref erably the strips are so formed as to make contact with each shieldat two separated points in different planes so as to make the shieldsdoubly tight.

ln order that our invention may be more clearly understood, attention ishereby directed to the accompanying drawings forming part of thisinvention and illustrating one embodiment of our invention. ln thedrawings, Pig. l represents a front elevation of a constructionembodying our yinvention mounted within the wind shield opening in aclosed automobile, as viewed from the inside of the automobile, Fig. 2is a vertical Vsection taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Figs. 3

Y' and 4 are respectively, horizontal sections taken on lines 3-3 and4-4 of Fig. l.

`Referring to the drawings, the front 1 of the bodyof a closed`automobile has an opening formed therein which is bounded at thesidesby portions 2, 2 of the body member 1. Side frame members 3, 3 areprovided and are adapted to be securedwithin the opening against theportions 2,A 2 of the body at the sides of the opening. The side framemember-s3, 3 may be described as generally chalinel-shaped incross-section, the sections of the members varying, however, atdifferent points in the height of the same. Members 3 are provided withflanges 4 which are adapted to overlap the body members 2 at the frontof the opening. Flanges 5 are provided, parallel to iianges 4, adjacentthe inner edgesv of the openings, and flanges, or more properlyspeaking, web portions 6, conneet outside and inside flanges 4 and 5 andextend parallel to the edge surfaces of memthe usual glass panel 9 whichis received in.

a suitable marginal frame 1 0. This is pivotally mounted adjacent itsupper side edges, within the side frames 3, 3. Preferably, trunnionmembers are provided, having l. shaped flange portions l1 which aresecuredto the inner and outer faces of the sash or frame 10 at the uppercorn-ers thereof. 'lrunnons l2 are formed integral with the webs llconnectino' members ll and are received within suitable seats in sideframe members 3.

The upper wind shield may readily be clamped either in its vertical,closed position, or in any position of oscillation of trunnions l2within their bearings.

The lower wind shield is provided with a glass panel 24 which isreceived within a marginal frame, the bottom portion of the same beingshown at 25 and the side portions being indicated at 26. The upper andlower wind shields are adapted to extend in parallel planes, whenclosed, with the upper edge of the lower shield and the lower edge ofthe upper shield overlapping.

The means for mounting the lower wind shield comprise members 3l, 3lsecured to the side frames 26 of the lower wind shield and have pivotpins or trunnions 32 extending laterally, outwardly therefrom. Pivot'pins 32 are rotatably mounted within blocks 33. A single strip 49,preferably formed of molded rubber, is secured to the face of eachmember 3 and extends continuously from the bottom of the member 3 to theunderneath side of the upper trunnion 12. Preferably each member 3 has achannel-shaped recess 50 formed in the face of the web 6 thereof, thestrip 49 being secured to member 3 within this recess. AThe strip is sopositioned and so formed as to make a wiping contact with each of thewind shields when the latter are in closed position. Preferably, thestrip is provided with several projections thereon, one of which, 5l, isdirected away from the flange (i, that is inwardly of the opening. Thisflange makes wiping contact with the adjacent edges of both the upperand lower shields where they overlap, and with the upper shield abovethis point and with the .toward the flange 6 of member 3.

lower shield below this point. Strip .49 is also provided with flanges52 and 53 which extend at an angle toward the outside and the inside ofthe automobile respectively. The side rail of the upper wind shield isprovided with a flange l0gi which is directed The side rail 26 of thelower wind shield is provided with a similar flange 10b, and flanges 52and 53 of the wiping strip i9 make contact with these flanges when theshields are in their closed position. It will thus be noted that a pairof contact points are provided for each shield, these contact pointsbeing in different places so as to `make both shields doubly tight.

l/Vhat I claim is l. In a wind shield, the combination of fixed sideframe members having vertical channels therein, upper vand lower windshields pivotally secured to said members to extend between the same,said shields extending in parallel planes when closed,

overlapping at their respective lower and upper edges, and continuouswiping strips mounted in said channels and extending sul)- stantiallyfrom top to bottom of said members, said strips being so formed andpositioned as to make contact with the edges of both said shields whenthe latter are closed.

2. In a wind shield, the combination ot' fixed, side frame membershaving vertical channels therein, upper and lower wind shields pivotallysecured to said members to extend between the same, said shields extending in parallel planes when closed, ovcllapping at their respectivelower and upper edges, said shields having marginal trames with sideedge portions of angular cross section, such that a channel section isformed at the overlapping portions of the shields, and wiping stripsmounted in said side frame member channels and so formed as to makecontact with the faces and flanges of the edges of both shields when thelatter are closed.

3. In a wind shield, the combination ol' fixed side frame members, awind shield pivotally secured to said members to extend between the sameand having a side rail with a side edge presenting` two verticalsurfaces disposed at an angle one to thc other, and a continuousvertical wiping strip secured to the face of one of said frame members,said wiping strip having two pro` jections disposed at an angle one tothe other and adapted respectively to contact against one of saidsurfaces of said side edge ol the shield when the latter is closed.

4. In a wind shield, the combination of fixed frame members havingvertical channels therein. upper and lower wind shields pivotallysecured to said members to extend between the same, said shieldsextending` in different parallel planes when closed, overlapping attheir respective lower and upper edges, and a continuous wiping stripmounted in one of said channels and extending substantially from top tobottom thereof. said strip having` a vertical central projection adaptedto contact the edges of both said shields when closedy and having asecond vertical projection on one side of said central projectionadapted to contact said edge of one of said shields, when closed, at adistance from the place of contact of said central projection therewith,and having a third projection on the other side of said centralprojection adapted to contact said edge of the other of said shields,when closed` at a distance from the place of contact of said centralportion therewith.

5. In a wind shield` the combination of fixed side frame members, upperand lower wind shields pivotally secured to said mem` bers to extendbetween thc same. each of said shields having a side rail presenting twoVertical surfaces dsposedet an angle one to the other, and e continuousvertical Wiping strip secured to the face of one of said frame members,seid wiping strip having :L central vertical projection adapted tocontact simultaneously With one Vertical Surface of said side edges ofeach of the shields when the hitter are closed, and having a Verticalprojection disposed at an angle to said central projection and on oneside thereof adapted to Contact the other surface of the side edge ofone of said shields when closed, and also having at third` verticalprojection disposed at an angie to seid central projection and on theopposite side 15 thereof adapted to Contact the other surface o" theside edge of the other shield when the hitter is closed. Y

This specification signed and witnessed this 28th day of February, l92l.

ALBERT L. LAMBERT. ALFRED BELL.

Witnesses:

R. M. Frans, WILLIAM J. EARNSHAW.

